Updates 11/13/08

Avast! Home Edition 4.8.1282

Actually released yesterday, but I thought it best to place it here in case it was overlooked.

Change Log:

• improvements in some unpackers (Zip, 7-Zip, WinExec, Installer)
• fixed incompatibility with ext2fsd driver
• fixed a problem in The Bat! plugin (causing orphaned thebat.exe processes after the program was closed)
• added new unpacker "droppers" (by default turned on in all tasks including the real time scanner)
• fixed a problem with actions on infected files with special names
• Network Shield: added a component for blocking of malware URLs
• added the possibility of sending of statistical information about detected viruses
• added a new option of reporting of false positives
• improved the submission from the Virus Chest (now based on HTTP protocol)
• added a component for gathering of new samples from exploited pages
• implemented a limit of the maximum size of the selfdef.log file
• speed optimizations in the updater
• speed optimizations in the scanning engine
• solved a minor conflict with McAfee SiteAdvisor
• added support for the Windows Security Center in Vista SP1 (new API)
• minor fixes in the Web Shield
• removed support for ICQ a MSN Messenger alerts

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

Please note: As of writing this, the link on the Avast site to download the Free version from Download.com still contains Version 4.8.1229.

EDIT: Ky331 has posted a similar, but more detailed post, while I was composing mine. I can see this double posting maybe happening more often in future, now that it takes 25 mins and multiple attempts to properly compose and post a message. This shambles of a Forum is really beginning to cheese me off.

Thank you for posting this Avast information in the Update thread, Red Dawn.  I just updated my Avast.  All is well so far. :emotion-1:

You're very welcome Bb, glad to contribute. :emotion-1: